Hyrdo, University of Michigan Partner on $2.5M Aluminum Recycling Research
Hydro is one of the largest aluminum companies in the world and opened a $150 million metal recycling plant in southwest Michigan in 2023 in order to drive its U.S. manufacturing capabilities.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): A new, five-year, $2.5 million research partnership has been reached between the University of Michigan and Hydro to seek advancements in aluminum recycling to help secure U.S. supply chains.
Hydro is one of the largest aluminum companies in the world and opened a $150 million metal recycling plant in southwest Michigan in 2023 in order to drive its U.S. manufacturing capabilities. Working with the University of Michigan College of Engineering, the collaboration with Hydro has established the Center for Recycling, Extrusion, and Aluminum Technology, also known as the CREATe Partnership.
“This partnership brings together top minds in materials science and manufacturing to expand what’s possible in recycling aluminum, a metal that packs incredible strength into a lightweight form and has become one of the world’s most widely used engineering materials,” said Karen A. Thole, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering at U-M. “Both Michigan Engineering and Hydro see tremendous potential in this research and this region to shape a more resilient future together.”
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